Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-22
THE CONTEST.
The same Old story Of the Pur.
chase of Votes.

The same Old story Of the Pur.
chase of Votes.
Vicente Soielo testified that he lived
at No. High street. He was at the
Depot Precinct on election day. He
went into back yard and there was q
crowd there. Jesus Bilderrain was try.
ing to get them to vote first and he
would pay them afterwards. Later on
he saw Bilderrain take men and put
them in the line. This happened o
couple of times. Before these men went
in line witness asked them to vote the
Repu blican ticket, but they wanted
money and said they could get it for
voting the other ticket. The men in
the yard were Americans.
Cross-examined. Saw the men in the
yard in the afternoon. The men asked
to vote were Spanish boys. Can't re-
member their names. One was the son
of Pedro Yvara, Manuel, I believe. Al
fred Coover was another. was Re.
publican worker. / invited my friends
to vote.
| Officer G. H. Little testified that he
was at the White House precinct on
election day. He saw no disposition on
the part of the officers of election to de.
lay the voting. He saw both of the Bill
derrains and John Abbott at that polling
place. They took people to the cloth.
ing store and afterwards brought them
out and put them in line. - They put a
man named Justice and q man from
Pasadena named Carr in line. These
men were put in line several times, but
witness did not know whether they
voted. He saw r. K. Dominguez there
at the time. He saw several Mexicons
in line, but they dropped out and he did
not know who put them there. "Bilder.
rain had on o linen duster, but l did
not see any money and knew nothing
about its use."
Cross examined--Saw Republican
workers there, but did not see them rus
ting around. l am Republican.
| II. S. Clement testified that he had
resided here for seven years aud had
voted at the White House precinct on
the last election day. There was quite
large line there, and it took him hall
an hour to vote. There was no dilfi
Guilty in voting. One Irishman got into
line twelve times aud was put out.
Witness visited all the polls, and the
voting went about the same at the White
House as at the other places.
Cross examined-There were aboui
100 or l25 in line when be voted. II
went down Commercial street forty Of
fifty feet. The Irishman voted just a
the close Of the polls.
, Recess until 2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
+. B. Tanning, Deputy County Clerk
testified that he was not especially en-
, gagged in registering votes, but he sa,
: the other deputy clerks at work. H
D noticed no distinction as to politica
lparty. If any party came to be regii
: tered his name was taken irrespective c
+ party.
J here OF the last election and voted at th
!, White House precinct early in the morI
= ing. There were six or seven men
y line at that time. There was no della
" caused by the clerks. He saw Abbo
= and Bilderrain put men in the line
- vote. They also accompanied men
!, J, the clothing store. They were workir
u for the Democratic ticket. He didn'
e. see any money paid to voters. He sa
:, people from other precincts in line, bl
- he did not see them vote. Saw b. 3
10 pulveda at the precinct. He was drur
n Cross.examined. Worked for the r
publican ticket. There were Gard al
Hammel and others also working for IL
A. Republican ticket. We were trying
~ get votes for our party. Was there {
W lday. The line went around the corn
sometimes. and at others there were on
of o few in it.
n. C. II. Edwards testified that he b,
v. lived here eleven years. He was at t
mt White House precinct at o'clock in {
a. afternoon, and saw VIM. Justice getti
ot in aud out Of the line. Bilderrain "